Medina Power Co., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. ER94-478-000, et al.]

Medina Power Co., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation

Filings

April 7, 1995.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission: [[Page 19043]]

1. Medina Power Co.

[Docket No. ER94-478-000]

Take notice that on April 4, 1995, Medina Power Company tendered

for filing an amendment in the above-referenced docket.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

2. Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

[Docket No. ER94-1007-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1995, Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation (WPSC) tendered for filing additional information in

support of its March 2, 1994 tender of rate schedule changes affecting

the City of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (Wisconsin Rapids). Those rate

schedule changes consisted of a partial requirements ``W-2'' Service

Agreement, a service agreement under WPSC's ``T-1'' Transmission

Tariff, and a notice of termination of all requirements service under

WPSC's ``W-1'' Tariff. The additional information currently submitted

consists of a cost of service analysis plus information (i) reconciling

the cost of service data and Form 1 data, and (ii) pertinent to plant

balances and decommissioning recoveries. In its present filing letter,

WPSC states that it renews the request in its March 2, 1994 filing

letter that the Commission make the Service Agreements and the notice

of termination effective on May 1, 1994.

WPSC states that the filing has been (i) served on the Wisconsin

Rapids and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, and (ii) posted

as required by the Commission's regulations.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

3. Northeast Utilities Service Co.

[Docket No. ER94-1591-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Northeast Utilities Service

Company tendered for filing supplemental information in the above-

referenced docket.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

4. Montana Power Co.

[Docket No. ER95-481-000]

Take notice that on March 24, 1995, Montana Power Company (Montana)

tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an

amendment to its original filing in this Docket.

A copy of the filing was served upon Associated Power Services,

Inc.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

5. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER95-599-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Southern Indiana Gas and

Electric Company (Southern Indiana) tendered for filing revisions to

previously filed amendments to its FERC Rate Schedules: 1, 21, 24, 25,

27, 33, 44 and 45; involving interconnection agreements with Ohio

Valley Electric Corporation, Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc.

(now CINergy, Inc.), Louisville Gas & Electric Company, Indianapolis

Power & Light Company, Inc., Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative,

Big Rivers Electric Corporation and Wabash Valley Power Association.

The revisions to the amendments are intended to provide for the

ratemaking treatment of the cost of emissions allowances under the

aforementioned rate schedules. The revisions are intended to ensure

that the amendments will conform to the Commission's final rule

concerning the ratemaking treatment of emission allowances. See Policy

Statement and Interim Rule Regarding Ratemaking Treatment of the Cost

of Emissions Allowances in Coordination Rates, Final Rule, III FERC

Stats. & Regs 31,009, 59 FR 65930 (Dec. 22, 1994).

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

6. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER95-700-000]

Take notice that Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) on April

4, 1995, tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission an executed Service Agreement between NMPC and Citizens

Power & Light Corporation (Citizens). This Service Agreement specifies

that Citizens has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and

conditions of NMPC's Power Sales Tariff designated as NMPC's FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 2. This Tariff, approved by FERC

on April 15, 1994 and which has an effective date of March 13, 1993,

will allow NMPC and Citizens to enter into separately scheduled

transactions under which NMPC will sell to Citizens capacity and/or

energy as the parties may mutually agree.

In its filing letter, NMPC also included a Certificate of

Concurrence executed by the Purchaser.

NMPC requests an effective date of February 6, 1995. NMPC has

requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.

NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public

Service Commission and Citizens.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

7. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER95-800-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Oklahoma Gas and Electric

Company (OG&E), tendered for filing Eighth Amended Appendix D dated

November 7, 1994 to Transmission Service Agreement dated February 20,

1985 with the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA).

Copies of this filing have been sent to OMPA, the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission, and the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

8. Central Illinois Public Service Co.

[Docket No. ER95-801-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Central Illinois Public Service

Company (CIPS), submitted a Service Agreement, dated March 15, 1995,

establishing Wisconsin Power and Light Company as a customer under the

terms of CIPS' Coordination Sales Tariff CST-1 (CST-1 Tariff).

CIPS requests an effective date of March 15, 1995, and,

accordingly, seeks waiver of the Commission's notice requirements.

Copies of this filing were served upon Wisconsin Power and Light

Company and the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

9. IEP Power Marketing, L.L.C.

[Docket No. ER95-802-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, IEP Power Marketing, L.L.C.

(IPM), tendered for filing pursuant to Rules 205 and 207 of the

Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.205 and

385.207, a petition for waivers and blanket approvals under various

regulations of the Commission, and an order accepting its Rate Schedule

No. 1, to be effective the earlier of March 22, 1995 or the date of a

Commission order granting approval of this Rate Schedule.

IPM intends to engage in electric power and energy transactions as

a marketer and a broker. In transactions where IPM purchases power,

including capacity and related services from electric utilities,

qualifying facilities and [[Page 19044]] independent power producers,

and resells such power to other purchasers, IPM will be functioning as

a marketer. In IPM's marketing transactions, IPM proposes to charge

rates mutually agreed upon by the parties. In transactions where IPM

does not take title to the electric power and/or energy, IPM will be

limited to the role of a broker and will charge a fee for its services.

IPM is not in the business of producing or transmitting electric power.

IPM does not currently have or contemplate acquiring title to any

electric power transmission facilities.

Rate Schedule No. 1 provides for the sale of energy and capacity at

agreed prices.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

10. Illinois Power Co.

[Docket No. ER95-803-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Illinois Power Company

(Illinois Power), tendered for filing a revision to Appendix C of its

Power Coordination Agreement with Soyland Power Cooperative, Inc.

(Soyland). Illinois Power states that the purpose of this revision is

to implement an agreement between itself and Soyland relating to the

treatment of emission allowances under the Clean Air Act Amendments.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

11. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

[Docket No. ER95-804-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Puget Sound Power & Light

Company (Puget), tendered for filing, as a change in rate schedules, an

Interconnection Agreement, by and among Puget, Tosco Corporation, and

Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County, Washington (the

District), and Revision No. 1 to Exhibit C to Contract No. 14-03-37050

between Puget and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

A copy of the filing was served upon each of the District and BPA.

Puget states that the Interconnection Agreement relates to the

interconnection of certain facilities of Puget and the District and to

the provision of certain back-up transmission service by Puget to the

District. Revision No. 1 to Exhibit C concerns the addition and

deletion of certain metering and delivery points under an exchange

agreement between Puget and BPA.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

12. PECO Energy Co.

[Docket No. ER95-805-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, PECO Energy Company (PECO),

tendered for filing as an initial Rate Schedule a Transmission Service

Agreement between Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation (Rainbow) and

PECO. The Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions under which

PECO will transmit electric energy over its transmission system on

behalf of Rainbow.

PECO requests that the Commission allow this initial Rate Schedule

to become effective 60 days after the date of its filing.

PECO states that a copy of this filing has been furnished to

Rainbow and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

13. Commonwealth Edison Co.

[Docket No. ER95-807-000]

Take notice that on March 27, 1995, Commonwealth Edison Company

(ComEd), submitted a Letter Agreement, dated February 20, 1995, between

Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and the Illinois Municipal Electric

Agency (IMEA). IMEA, acting as Scheduling Agent for the Village of

Winnetka (Village), pursuant to the Scheduling Agent Agreement between

ComEd, IMEA, and the Village dated December 31, 1988, requested a one-

year extension of the transmission service currently provided by ComEd

to Village under the terms and conditions of Service Schedule G to the

Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) between ComEd and Village. In the

Letter Agreement ComEd agrees to a one-year extension to the

termination dated of service provided in Schedule G thereby extending

the term of Schedule G to May 31, 1998.

ComEd requests an effective date of June 1, 1997 to coincide with

the proposed extension of service and therefore requests waiver of the

Commission's notice requirements which bar the tendering for filing of

a rate schedule ``more than one hundred-twenty days prior to the date

on which the electric service is to commence and become effective * *

*'' 18 CFR 35.3. ComEd states that good cause exists for the requested

waiver for the parties must know for planning purposes that the

extension will be permitted to take effective as agreed.

Copies of this filing were served upon IMEA, the Village, and the

Illinois Commerce Commission.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

14. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER95-810-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1995, Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission an executed Service Agreement between NMPC and

PECO Energy Company (PECO). This Service Agreement specifies that PECO

has signed on to and has agreed to the terms and conditions of NMPC's

Power Sales Tariff designated as NMPC's FERC Electric Tariff, Original

Volume No. 2. This Tariff, approved by FERC on April 15, 1994, and

which has an effective date of March 13, 1993, will allow NMPC and PECO

to enter into separately scheduled transactions under which NMPC will

sell to PECO capacity and/or energy as the parties may mutually agree.

In its filing letter, NMPC also included a Certificate of

Concurrence executed by the Purchaser.

NMPC requests an effective date of March 13, 1995. NMPC has

requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.

NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public

Service Commission and PECO.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

15. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

[Docket No. ER95-811-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1995, Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation (NMPC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission an executed Service Agreement between NMPC and

InterCoast Power Marketing Company (InterCoast). This Service Agreement

specifies that InterCoast has signed on to and has agreed to the terms

and conditions of NMPC's Power Sales Tariff designated as NMPC's FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 2. This Tariff, approved by FERC,

on April 15, 1994, and which has an effective date of March 13, 1993,

will allow NMPC and InterCoast to enter into separately scheduled

transactions under which NMPC will sell to InterCoast capacity and/or

energy as the parties may mutually agree.

In its filing letter, NMPC also included a Certificate of

Concurrence executed by the Purchaser.

NMPC requests an effective date of March 14, 1995. NMPC has

requested waiver of the notice requirements for good cause shown.

[[Page 19045]]

NMPC has served copies of the filing upon the New York State Public

Service Commission and InterCoast.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

16. Southern California Edison Co.

[Docket No. ER95-812-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1995, Southern California Edison

Company (Edison), tendered for filing the following amendment to the

Capacity Exchange Agreement, FERC Rate Schedule No. 148, between Edison

and the State of California Department of Water Resources (CDWR):

Amendment No. 1

To The

Capacity Exchange Agreement

Between

Southern California Edison Company

And

State of California Department of Water Resources

(Amendment)

The Amendment provides CDWR with a new point of delivery at Rancho

Seco. The Amendment also simplifies certain operating requirements for

new CDWR resources at Mojave Siphon and Devil Canyon. Edison is

requesting waiver of the Commission's prior notice requirements and an

effective date of May 1, 1995.

Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California, CDWR, and the Sacramento

Municipal Utility District.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

17. Southern California Edison Co.

[Docket No. ER95-813-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1995, Southern California Edison

Company, tendered for filing a supplemental agreement to the 1990

Integrated Operations Agreement with the City of Riverside (Riverside);

Commission Rate Schedule No. 250.

The supplemental agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for

the integration of Riverside's purchases of non-firm energy from Utah

Municipal Power Agency. Edison is requesting waiver of the 60-day prior

notice requirements, and requests the Commission to assign to the

Agreement an effective date of March 29, 1995.

Copies of this filing were served upon the Public Utilities

Commission of the State of California and all interested parties.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

18. Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Metropolitan Edison Co.

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER95-814-000]

Take notice that on March 28, 1995, GPU Service Corporation (GPU),

on behalf of Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison

Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company (jointly referred to as the

GPU Operating Companies), filed an executed Service Agreement between

GPU and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE), dated March 22, 1995.

This Service Agreement specifies that ACE has agreed to the rates,

terms and conditions of the GPU Operating Companies' Operating Capacity

and/or Energy Sales Tariff (Sales Tariff) designated as FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 1. The Sales Tariff was accepted by the

Commission by letter order issued on February 10, 1995 in Jersey

Central Power & Light Co., Metropolitan Edison Co. and Pennsylvania

Electric Co., Docket No. ER95-276-000 and allows GPU and ACE to enter

into separately scheduled transactions under which the GPU Operating

Companies will make available for sale, surplus operating capacity and/

or energy at negotiated rates that are no higher than the GPU Operating

Companies' cost of service.

GPU requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements for

good cause shown and an effective date of March 22, 1995 for the

Service Agreement.

GPU has served copies of the filing on regulatory agencies in New

Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

19. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

[Docket No. ER95-817-000]

Take notice that Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), on March

29, 1995, tendered for filing as an initial rate schedule agreement

(Agreement) between Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) and BGE. The

Agreement provides for the sale by BGE of energy from its system

(system energy) to ACE on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis

(Transaction). Each Transaction is fully interruptible. BGE states that

the timing of the Transactions cannot be accurately estimated but that

BGE will provide the system energy to ACE at a negotiated rate upon

which the parties will agree prior to each Transaction when it is

economical for each party to do so. ACE will pay a Reservation Charge

to BGE for each Transaction in an amount equal to the megawatthours of

system energy reserved for ACE by BGE during a Transaction multiplied

by a Reservation Charge Rate negotiated prior to each Transaction. The

Reservation Charge Rate will be subject to a cost justified ceiling.

ACE will pay an Energy Charge for each Transaction in an amount equal

to the megawatthours delivered by BGE during such Transaction

multiplied by an Energy Charge Rate. The Energy Charge Rate will be

BGE's estimated incremental cost to supply Transaction, to be charged

for each hour of the Transaction in which BGE supplies energy.

Pursuant to the Commission's regulations, BGE requests that the

Commission waive the prior notice requirement and allow the Agreement

to become effective April 3, 1995. ACE has concurred with this rate

schedule by its execution of the Agreement.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

20. Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM)

Agreement

[Docket No. ER95-818-000]

Take notice that on March 29, 1995, the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-

Maryland (PJM) Interconnection Association filed, on behalf of the

Parties to the PJM Agreement, Revision No. 14 to Schedule 4.01 of the

Agreement.

The purpose of this filing is to decrease the rate applicable to

capacity deficiency transactions determined in accordance with the PJM

Agreement. The new rate is to become effective with the beginning of

the next 12-month Planning Period on June 1, 1995. No changes in

facilities are proposed in this filing.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

21. Southern California Edison Co.

[Docket No. ER95-819-000]

Take notice that on March 30, 1995, Southern California Edison

Company tendered for filing a Notice of Cancellation of FERC Rate

Schedule No. 250.3 and FERC Rate Schedule No. 250.4, and supplements

thereto.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

22. Yankee Atomic Electric Company

[Docket No. ER95-835-000]

Take notice that on March 31, 1995, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

[[Page 19046]] (Yankee) tendered for filing, a revised decommissioning

cost estimate and funding schedule for Yankee's nuclear generating

plant.

Yankee states that the rate change proposed would, as a result, of

an increase in decommissioning charges, increase Yankee's rates by

$30.2 million annually.

Yankee states that copies of its filing have been provided to its

wholesale customers and to state regulatory commissions in Connecticut,

Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

23. Maine Public Service Co.

[Docket No. ER95-836-000]

Take notice that on March 31, 1995, Maine Public Service Company

tendered for filing an initial rate schedule a Transmission Service and

Ancillary Services Tariff.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

24. Charles W. Wells

[Docket No. ID-2435-001]

Take notice that on March 24, 1995, Charles W. Wells (Applicant)

tendered for filing an application under Section 305(b) of the Federal

Power Act to hold the following positions:

Director: Illinova Corporation

Director and Officer: Illinois Power Company

Director: First of America Bank-Illinois, N.A.

Comment date: April 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

E at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should

file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18 CFR 385.214). All such

motions or protests should be filed on or before the comment date.

Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants

parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must

file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-9201 Filed 4-13-95; 8:45 am]

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